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    Housing of the goat

    Rearing the
    A simple housing built using locally available
    materials is recommended to save on cost.

    milk goat

    Goat house

    Housing for kids varies from place to place.


    Loose stalls which measure 1.8 m x 1.8 m, and 1.2m
    high may house up to 10 kids. Bucks may be housed
    in stalls measuring 2.4 m x 1.8 m.
    Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
    P.O. Box 57811-00200, NAIROBI.
    Health management Tel: 254-20-4183301-20, Fax: 254-20-4183344
    Email: [email protected]
    Website: www. kari.org
    Diseases and parasites cause losses in both quality
    and quantity of meat and milk and contribute to Compiled by:
    goat mortality. The major diseases of goats are: Otieno, K

    • Contagious Ecthyma (ORF) For more information contact:


    • Brucellosis— causes abortion
    • Streptothricosis The Centre Director,
    KARI Kibos, P.O. Box 1490, KISUMU
    • Foot rot Tel/Fax: +254 35 44401
    • Haemonchus contortus
    • Coccidiosis KARI information brochure series / 68 /2008
    • Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) Ksh. 20
    Introduction Goat fertility reaches maximum at 5 to 6 years of Rearing of goat kids
    age and the same applies to milk production.
    Dairy goat farming is increasingly gaining
    Feed first milk (colostrums) to goat kids for the
    popularity particularly in the high potential areas
    where land for dairy cows is diminishing. Like the Feeding of lactating goat first 3 days after birth. This stimulates the alimentary

    dairy cow, dairy goats require good management. canal, provides vitamin A and contains antibodies
    Quality feeds should be provided to the lactating which confer immunity against diseases.
    Dairy goat breeds goat during the first three months of lactation.

    The recommended breeds are:


    The feeds should also be varied to stimulate high After 3 or 4 days, feed 0.7 to 0.9 litres of milk or
    • Anglo-nubian
    • Toggenburg intake and high forage intakes in pregnancy result milk replacer daily either on a bottle or from a pan.
    • Alpines in higher feed intakes in early lactation. Feed this total milk 3 to 5 times a day.
    • Saanen.

    The daily concentrate allowance should be At 3 to 4 weeks of age, provide access to a good
    increased during the first 4 to 6 weeks post- starter feed like good quality grass and concentrate.
    kidding but not to exceed 0.5 kg. concentrate. Discontinue milk feeding at 3 to 4 months.

    Problems of reproduction In milk goats it is essential to wean early so that the


    milk can be available for domestic use. Weaning can
    The goat appears to be more susceptible to be completed at any time after 3 months without
    abortion than other species of domestic livestock. using milk substitutes.

    Most abortions occur in response to stress Female kids should be given about 1.0 kg of milk
    An alpine dairy female
    around 90 to 110 days of gestation. daily while male kids should get 1.5 kg. daily.
    Breeding management
    Such abortions can be reduced by improved Non breeding male kids should be castrated soon
    Female goats (does) should be mated at about 12 nutrition and management or by selection of an after birth using rubber rings, or burdizzo.
    months of age to kid at 18 months of age. Mating
    animal which has nutritional requirements more in
    is best done 12 hours after heat is first observed.
    line with that provided by the environment.

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